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What We Can Learn From Gen Z Communication
Communication style evolves over generations. In the 1930s, you may have heard something along the lines of "Oh, yes, rather. I mean, it's jolly good of you. Of course, absolutely—must be in on the jolly old sweep, what?" This is [...]
Leading Employees: A Balancing Act
It’s such a tired old saw: “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” Tired or not, there’s wisdom in it, but the idea only works if ambitious employees take it beyond just how they dress and [...]
16 Signs Your Company Should Invest in Communication Training
We’ve been talking recently about our collective experience with communication challenges in the various places we’ve all worked. One topic that keeps coming up is how often what seems like a problem with process, productivity, or achieving benchmarks ultimately turns [...]
Five Things VIRTUAL Learners Want Us to Know
A while back, I wrote a blog post about what learners really want trainers to know about their experience and expectations in a learning environment, especially when it comes to the instructor setting ground rules. We thought that since virtual [...]
Turpin Cares Recap 2021
Back in December 2015, a few of us at Turpin Communication, along with a few friends, assembled 10 care packages for homeless people in Chicago. Each package included a few ready-to-eat food items and a hand-knit hat and scarf. We [...]
Should You Practice or Rehearse for Your Next Business Presentation?
Greg, Turpin Communication’s VP, has written a couple of great blog posts on preparing yourself to deliver presentations and training sessions. Don’t Overlook These Steps When Preparing Your Presentation Dry Runs: The Key to Training Readiness in the Virtual World [...]
The Masked Presenter: Challenges of Being Live and In Person
In addition to being a Turpin trainer and coach, I also teach at a couple of different colleges in the Chicago area, and I was asked to teach a class just before the start of the semester—in person. I was [...]
What People Get Wrong About Executive Presence
What We Assume An episode of This American Life from several years ago featured “Chainsaw” Al Dunlap, the CEO who was brought in to restore the Sunbeam corporation back to profitability in the 1990s. While he’s now on several “Worst [...]
When Team Presentations are a Market Differentiator
When people participate in Turpin workshops, individual members and teams enjoy a host of secondary benefits beyond greater comfort with their own communication skills. Managers and leaders are often pleasantly surprised by how team meetings become more efficient, leadership skills [...]
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